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Join my Lessons in Leadership on Social Media! New from MyLnL
06/19/2026

Join my Lessons in Leadership on Social Media! New from MyLnL

Readers,   Lessons in Leadership is all about you. The engagement, communication, and feedback you give us is extremely valuable. We have a ton of new content coming out in the future as a result of the ideas you have helped us come up with, and we are looking to increase the ways in whic ...

Planning for the Unexpected New from MyLnL
06/19/2026

Planning for the Unexpected New from MyLnL

I think we can all agree that planning is one of the more important and effective things we can spend our time on. Study after study show the benefit of planning, visualizing, and analyzing has on our lives and careers. There are countless resources out there that give us advice on planning an ...

Ever Have To Fix A Broken Restaurant? New from MyLnL
06/18/2026

Ever Have To Fix A Broken Restaurant? New from MyLnL

The principles here apply to most businesses, but for those of us who have or continue to run restaurants for a living, there are likely some very familiar situations to you explained below. If you've worked in retail management for any length of time, and performed well while doing it, the ...

How Tough is This Labor Market? New from MyLnL
06/17/2026

How Tough is This Labor Market? New from MyLnL

Have you heard the news? We are working with the tightest labor market that has existed in nearly thirty years. The vast majority of us were not running businesses, or even alive in many cases, the last time unemployment was this low. It is extremely difficult to find and retain great people, ...

Take the High Road New from MyLnL
06/16/2026

Take the High Road New from MyLnL

Have you ever been burned by someone on your team who you gave everything you had to in an effort to help them succeed? Have you ever felt so infuriated by someone's actions or words that you questioned whether or not having a leadership position was the right career path for you? If so, d ...

Why Don’t We Teach Our Teams To Manage The Money We Pay Them? New from MyLnL
06/16/2026

Why Don’t We Teach Our Teams To Manage The Money We Pay Them? New from MyLnL

Have you ever met someone brilliant at running a successful business, yet horrible at managing their own personal finances? A large percentage of business leaders cannot struggle to find their same levels of success at home as they do in their careers. You should never assume that just because ...

Restaurant Managers: Interactive Interviews Can Help New from MyLnL
06/15/2026

Restaurant Managers: Interactive Interviews Can Help New from MyLnL

Many restaurants are really struggling to find people who can "wow" their customers. It has never been easy to find people who are naturally great at this, especially in the restaurant industry where they are often treated poorly on a regular basis. While there is no magic bullet to g ...

Who Will Take Your Place? New from MyLnL
06/14/2026

Who Will Take Your Place? New from MyLnL

I'm often asked to give people advice on how they can get promoted faster. The complete answer to that question differs from person to person. Everyone have different things we need to work on, and our professional situations vary, but there is one part of the "promotion" questi ...

How Strong Is Your Foundation? New from MyLnL
06/13/2026

How Strong Is Your Foundation? New from MyLnL

How strong is your ability to stay focused on the right things when everything and everyone around you seem to be lost in a cloud of uncertainty? I've found that one common thing among the great leaders I have spent time with is that they are always calm in high pressure situations. Uncert ...

People Ask, Does Your Phone Ever Ring? New from MyLnL
06/13/2026

People Ask, Does Your Phone Ever Ring? New from MyLnL

Something that is rarely taught and difficult to understand is the proper level of involvement your team requires from you. Although no two teams are exactly the same, there are some processes you can put in place that will help you to understand the right amount of involvement you should have ...

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